Seahawks CenturyLink Field

a 2006 seahawks game seen 300 level

prior stadium opening in 2002, allen , bob whitsitt said hoped new stadium turn seahawks super bowl contender , seattle considered host championship game. seating expandable 72,000 purpose of holding game, nfl typically not consider cities outdoor stadiums average temperature in february below 50 °f (10 °c). number of season tickets available @ qwest capped @ 61,000 following super bowl appearance. ensuing waiting list first seahawks since 1990s.

the team s first season @ new home in 2002. first game @ new facility 28–10 preseason loss indianapolis colts on august 11, 2002. went on end first season @ new field 7–9 record. in 2003 season, team went undefeated @ home , reached playoffs. first time franchise had won 10 games in single season in 17 years. seahawks again reached postseason during 2004 season , played first playoff game @ centurylink field on january 8, 2005. in game, lost st. louis rams had defeated them twice season. following season, seahawks went undefeated @ home second time in 3 years , won first-ever nfc championship, lost in super bowl xl. between 2002 , 2005, seahawks won 24 of 32 regular season games @ stadium.

in 2006 seahawks had 9–7 record , hosted dallas cowboys in wild card round of playoffs. seahawks trailed 20–13 less 7 minutes remaining came win 21–20. in 2007, team won 7 of 8 home games , clinched fourth consecutive division title. centurylink field again site wild card game, , defeated washington redskins 35–14. in 2008, seahawks went 4–12 , had 2 home wins. holmgren left organization after season. when interviewed memorable moments , fans, said centurylink field remarkable place compete in , play professional football. called game @ stadium experience.

in 2010, seahawks first nfl team losing record ever win division title in season not shortened strike. seattle earned fifth consecutive home playoff victory 41–36 win on new orleans saints. god bless voters, defensive tackle craig terrill said after game in reference stadium s importance franchise.

under pete carroll, seahawks undefeated @ home during 2012 season. season tickets 2013 sold-out franchise-record 98% renewal rate.

centurylink field sells out seahawks games. although team struggled in 2008 , 2009, team maintained base of season ticket holders. before 2008 season, 14,000 single game tickets not allotted sold out less 15 minutes after became available. end of 2009 season, seahawks had sold out 60 consecutive games. after going 9–23 on 2 seasons in 2008 , 2009, number of available season tickets increased 62,000. largest crowd attend seahawks game @ centurylink field 69,055 vs pittsburgh steelers on november 29, 2015.

home field advantage

centurylink field has earned reputation 1 of loudest stadiums in nfl. was, @ 1 point in time, in guinness world record books being loudest stadium in world. seating decks , partial roof, both trap , amplify exceptional amounts of noise , reflect onto field. noise possibly contributes increased false start penalties since opposing offenses can miss audibles , snap count, delay of game penalties due reduced efficiency of communicating plays offense. 2002 through 2012, there have been 143 false-start penalties on visiting teams in seattle, second minnesota vikings. during same time period, seahawks have accumulated home win record of 59-29, simultaneous road record of 33-55

the 12th man flag , portion of roof s support truss

when tod leiweke hired seahawks new ceo in 2003, had large flagpole installed in south end fly 12th man flag tribute team s 12th man. organization had retired number in 1984 honor 12th man. local celebrity, former seahawk, raises flag during network television pre-game events. seahawks refer fans 12s.

in 2005, stadium gained national attention when visiting new york giants committed 11 false start penalties. seahawks head coach mike holmgren attributed penalties enthusiasm , noise crowd. dedicated ball used make game-winning field goal fans, , displayed @ stadium. giants general manager, ernie accorsi, asked nfl senior vice president whether seahawks had broadcast artificial crowd noise on public address system during game. nfl sent memorandum in 2006 season such complaints , sent officials monitor 2 games. holmgren denied allegations, , crowd responded being louder usual when giants returned centurylink field. since 2005 seahawks have tracked number of false starts committed visiting teams , display statistic on scoreboard motivate crowd. of 2013, stadium has had league-high number of false starts since. in preparation 2005–06 nfc championship game @ centurylink field, carolina panthers practiced recorded sounds of jet engines in background prepare volume of crowd.

kickers experience further disadvantages when attempting field goals @ centurylink field. both stadium s proximity puget sound , open north end create winds challenging gauge. former seahawks kicker josh brown adjusted winds, , believed moisture in air caused trouble others.

on september 15, 2013, seattle seahawks fans broke guinness world records loudest stadium in world. 131.9-decibel record occurred during sack of san francisco 49er quarterback colin kaepernick in first quarter. fans broke new record during third quarter of same game when level of 136.6 decibels achieved during goal line stand seahawks defense. record broken crowd @ arrowhead stadium on october 13, 2013, sound pressure level of 137.57 decibels. record later regained seahawks fans on december 2, 2013 137.6 decibels against new orleans saints, lost once again arrowhead stadium in monday night football game between kansas city chiefs , new england patriots on september 29, 2014, setting record @ 142.2 decibels.